Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail to Mother in Dual Murder Case Citing Childcare and Weak Evidence

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 32-year-old woman accused in a dual murder case, citing her vulnerable status as a mother of a five-year-old child with no family support.

The Court observed that prolonged incarceration deprived both mother and child of essential care and emotional well-being.

The Court noted the prosecution’s case was based solely on circumstantial evidence, lacking sufficient grounds for conviction. 

Emphasising her clean record, lack of flight risk, and burden of caregiving, the Court held that continued custody would be unjust. Her in-laws were deceased, and the child lived with an ailing grandmother.

[Smt. Mariya v State of Rajasthan]